The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-25

On Saturday next the Wabash employees will
be given excursion to Putin Bay.
Eastern Passenger Agent Tenbroeck will not
succeed Paul Morton as general passenger agent
of the c., B. & O.
It is said that the methods of several railroads
will soon be investigated by prominent COM
mission" for the benefit OF the stockholders.
The T. III. & L. section forces are still en-
gagged in rebuilding fences burned down during
the drought. This division suffered very severely
during that period
Nearly four miles of the steel rails have been
laid on the Now Albany & Eastern railroad, in
Guiding that laid at the New Albany end Of the
road. This leaves but three miles of rails yet
to be laid.
A satisfactory test was made of a car-coupler,
patented by James r. Avery, of New Albany,
n A. & c. officials announce themselves as
highly pleased with the new device, and
computing the cost of attaching it to several
hundred of their cars.
The special agreement between the Bee line
and Vandalia passenger departments by which
excursion business between Indianapolis and
Terre Haute was to be divided. trains running
alternately, has been broken. Both roads had
excursion trains yesterday and another is
announced for the 30th.
In addition to the $l5000 600 railroad bonds
reported sold week ago to a London syn
dictate 81, 600, 600 negotiated during the cur
rent week with a Berlin syndicate by Kuhn
Loeb g. Co., of New York. This firm has or
dered shipped here $500, 900 gold, presumably the
urSL 1nStalmenL Oh Inc purchase money.
L. J. O'Dell has resigned his position as Van
dalIa train dispatcher and will 60 to Pine Bluff,
Ark. to serve in similar capacity on the ST.
Louis, Arkansas & Texas. Mr. George Samuels,
DISPATCHER the r. FL. & l.. division. has been
given the position vacated by Mr. ODell, and
Mr.. Clarence Elliot the position of dispatcher
on the Logan division.
II has Just been discovered that the Psnnsyl-
vania Legislature, at its last session. passed an
act CARRYING into effect that section of the
constitution which prohibits railroad companies
greater than the sum actually paid in and
pended. This is supposed to be blow from
the Pennsylvania at the South Pennsylvania.
which proposed to issue SIS 600 900 of bonds and
800 000 900 of stock for SIS, 000 900 OF subscrip
tons.
The Jersey Central is gathering in all its
branches and leased lines, preparatory to issuing
The Constable's Hook, the High Bridge. the
Lake Hopatcong. the Longwood Valley, the
Manufacturers, the Long Branch 81 Sea-shore,
the New Jersey Southern, the New York 81
Long Branch. the South Branch, the Toms
River, the Vineland and the West End, the Cum
berland & Maurice River, the Cumberland &
Maurice River Extension. the Dover & Rocka-
way and the Ogden Mine Railroad Company.
Vandalia engine %. which has been in service
on the c., Fl. & /. since the sale of the Vandalia
to Ives, has been returned to the L. Fl. g. l.
company. The engine is reported badly used
up and in much worse condition thsn when sent
out The other Van engine, No 80, is running
the c., Fl. & d. between Cincinnati and In
diauapolis. and is making q round trip daily, a
distance of 246 miles. This branch of the c.,
II. & ID. is over a very hilly country, and the
service is rapidly wearing out the engine. The
usual run made on the Van only LAG miles
per day.